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Tilly Money is here to start telling women’s money stories. CEO Maureen Jordan chats with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians & everyday women about building a financially secure & thriving life. Stop worrying about what you don’t know. Start building your knowledge with stories from respected, relatable & iconic women.

Episodes

  1. 10/11/2021

    Jess & Stef Dadon on environmentally conscious fashion

    Our guests today are Jess and Stef Dadon, founders of ‘How Two Live’ and ‘TWOOBS.’   The Melbourne-based sister duo started a fashion blog ‘How Two Live’ in July 2012 that took off, leading them to their next venture of launching their own footwear brand, TWOOBS. Twoobs are vegan and PETA approved, aligning with their passion for animal welfare.   They have created a first-of-its-kind recycle program where they take back old shoes & turn them into playground mats as well as reduce & offset their carbon emissions.   In this conversation with Maureen, Stef and Jess Dadon spoke about their passion for cruelty-free fashion and discuss why a sustainable approach is at the forefront of their minds. They explain that the planet should be a key stakeholder in a company at all times, as they've made with TWOOBS, because without the planet there is no business.

    32 min

  2. 03/11/2021

    Niki Ford on living naturally

    Niki Ford is the CEO of Australian Organic Ltd.   Australian Organic is the leading peak industry body lobbying Government and industry to promote the commercial and social interests of those who are certified organic.   Niki is the founder of Naturalis Advisory and is an ACCC AgCC Committee Member. In 2020 Niki was selected from more than 80 applicants for the National Farmers Federation’s Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program and this year returned to the program as a mentor. Part of the NFF’s 2030 roadmap is to double the number of women in leadership positions. Niki has been awarded a scholarship and forms part of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, Cohort 28. In this conversation with Maureen, Niki discusses her passion for agriculture and living an organic lifestyle and the positive impact that it’s had on her health.

    34 min

  3. 27/10/2021

    Barb de Corti on passion & purpose

    Our guest today is Barb De Corti, CEO and founder of ENJO Australia and Santé by ENJO. A community-minded spirit was ingrained in Barb from a young age after growing up in a small village in Austria of just 1000 households. Once a self-confessed bleach queen, Barb realised her young son was suffering debilitating asthma attacks caused by cleaning chemicals and wanted to make a change. Her company, ENJO, is built on solving a problem for her family and thousands of families across Australia. Enjo has grown from being sold in Barb’s home in Perth in 1994, to a multi-million dollar company, recognised Australia-wide. In 2007, Barb was one of only 250 Australians chosen to become part of the ACF’s Climate Project and trained by Al Gore to deliver his slideshow about the impacts and need for action on climate change. In this conversation with Maureen, Barb talks about the journey of bringing ENJO to Australia as well as her passion for reducing waste and protecting the environment.

    33 min

  4. 20/10/2021

    Vanessa Gray Lyndon on natural skincare

    Our guest today is Vanessa Gray Lyndon, CEO and founder of Vanessa Megan Naturaceuticals™ In 2001, Vanessa was inspired to create her skincare company from a comment by her best friend that ‘you should never put anything on your skin you wouldn’t eat.’ This simple concept motivated extensive research into biochemistry and led Vanessa to the discovery of the multitude of synthetic materials found in the products we use on our bodies every day. Studying the power of natural extracts and oils, she began creating skincare and perfume from natural, wild harvested and bio-available ingredients. 20 years on, Vanessa Megan™ Skincare, body and perfumes are trading in premium department stores internationally, and boasting the same efficacy results as iconic skincare brands. Additionally, Vanessa launched her Home Compostable brand with business partner Nicole Kidd on Earth Day 2020 and have been awarded Global awards and finalists in Eco Warrior awards for this brand. In this chat with Maureen, Vanessa discusses the idea and passion behind her business and how she has succeeded over the years.

    33 min

  5. 22/09/2021

    Chelsea Bonner on body diversity and positivity

    Our guest today is Chelsea Bonner, CEO and Founder of BELLA Management.   Founded in 2002, Chelsea was determined to redefine beauty and the boundaries placed on fashion models. With a passion for body positivity and mental health in the modelling industry, internationally respected agency BELLA now boasts ‘World First’ covers and main fashion editorials for curve models in Sports Illustrated, Women’s Health, Seafolly, Vogue, ELLE, Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire to name a few. Chelsea was a finalist in the NSW Premiers Woman of The Year Awards and in 2012 was nominated as Australian Of the Year. Her company, Bella Management, were the winners of the Positive Body Image Award - Fashion Industry. In this conversation with Maureen, Chelsea discusses the early days of BELLA Management, her passion for body positivity in the modelling industry and her leadership style.

    44 min

  6. 15/09/2021

    Jane McNally on fashion & finance

    Our guest today is Jane McNally, CEO of luxury fashion label Camilla. Using collaborative leadership and over 30 years’ international retail experience, including 18 years as a Board member, and 11 years as Chief Executive in the retail sector, Jane has worked at leading national and international brands including Camilla, Marcs, Millers, and the global value retail phenomenon, Primark. Jane was nominated for Turnaround Business of the Year by Barclays after turning a £25m underlying loss into a £2.5m operating profit within three years at Irisa Ltd (formerly Alexon plc). She has accelerated international channel growth including physical US stores and multi-national websites at CAMILLA, drove a ‘turnaround’ buying strategy for Peacocks, quadrupling profits and lifting share price, and helped grow revenue from £300m to £1billion at Primark through injecting fashion credentials into the women’s offer and driving a more direct sourcing strategy. In her not- for-profit roles, Jane sits on Council or the Australian Retail Association which is currently helping to steer national retail through challenging times. In this conversation with Maureen, Jane talks about the success of Camilla, her career journey and her views on how we will reach pay parity and equality between genders in leadership roles.

    34 min

  7. 08/09/2021

    Diana Williams on Fernwood & franchising

    Our guest today is Diana Williams, Founder and CEO of Fernwood Fitness. Diana established Fernwood Fitness in 1989 when she recognised that women needed a place of their own to exercise and reach their health and fitness goals. From humble beginnings in Bendigo, Fernwood impressively now has 70 clubs, situated in every state and territory of the country. Their aim is to ‘empower women to shine’ and focus on creating a community of women within their clubs. Diana was awarded the national 2005 Telstra Businesswoman of the Year after previously winning both the Westpac Business Owner Award and the overall state award for Victoria. She was also inducted into the Australian Women's Hall of Fame in 1999, then in 2000 went on to publish her first book, 'The Women's Club. In this conversation with Maureen, Diana talks about the early days of Fernwood Fitness and how she managed to turn her idea into a successful business chain. Diana also discusses money management, leadership and how she is helping her franchisees through COVID-19 lockdowns.

  8. 01/09/2021

    Vicki Doyle on the success of super

    On this episode we are joined by Vicki Doyle, Chief Executive Officer of Rest. Vicki joined Rest as CEO in 2018, bringing more than 20 years’ senior executive leadership experience in superannuation, insurance, wealth management and banking.   Vicki’s experience includes executive leadership roles at some of Australia’s largest financial services organisations. She has an extensive background in distribution, strategic marketing, digital, fund operations and contact centres, customer strategy and design and product management.   Vicki is passionate about simplifying and de-mystifying superannuation to help all Australians achieve their best retirement outcomes and continuing Rest’s journey in providing a market leading fund for our members. Vicki and Maureen discuss the amazing outcomes of superannuation and dive into some trickier terms that can pop up when learning about superannuation. Vicki also gives us an insight into her path to being a CEO and how studying drama actually prepared her for leadership roles.

    39 min

  9. 25/08/2021

    Tilly Talks: How women-owned businesses are coping with lockdowns

    This week on the podcast we are joined by Amanda Rose, the founder of Small Business Women Australia. Recently, Small Business Women Australia ran a survey with their female community, asking 1,197 women in business their views on various aspects of operating business during coronavirus lockdown. We’ve brought Amanda on the show today to discuss how the covid19 lockdown has affected the community of small business women, and what the roadmap to recovery will look like when we eventually open up again. You can read more about the survey results here: https://tillymoney.com.au/how-female-small-business-owners-are-coping-with-coronavirus/

    29 min

  10. 11/08/2021

    Gemma Dale on investing with patience

    Our guest today is Gemma Dale, the Director of SMSF and Investor Behaviour at nabtrade. Prior to this, Gemma was head of SMSF Solutions at NAB, head of technical services at MLC, senior technical manager at Asgard Wealth Solutions and head of technical services at Suncorp. Gemma is the host of Your Wealth podcast, a weekly podcast for investors, featuring insights and updates from market and finance experts across a range of topics. Regular market and finance commentator on Your Money, Sky Business, featured on Sunrise, AFR, ABC TV and Radio, Channel Ten and other media. She’s also a regular presenter at major industry events including ASX Investor and Adviser Days, Kanga Conference. In this conversation with Maureen, Gemma gives us insight into the different investing behaviours between men and women.Gemma also speaks about her own investing journey and why she followed a career in finance.

  • 10 Episodes

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Tilly Money is here to start telling women’s money stories. CEO Maureen Jordan chats with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians & everyday women about building a financially secure & thriving life. Stop worrying about what you don’t know. Start building your knowledge with stories from respected, relatable & iconic women.

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  • Creator
    Tilly Money
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Switzer Financial Group 2020
  • Show Website
    Tilly Money